Tag: Substitute
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Klopp laments EPL’s return to 3 substitutes
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp on Friday expressed his disagreement with the Premier League’s decision to return to a system of allowing up to three substitutes in a match instead of five. The German said it was not based on facts, and the well-being of players was not taken into consideration. In May, football’s rule-making body…
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5 substitutes rule to be extended to 2020-2021 season
Football’s rule-making body IFAB on Wednesday said teams would be allowed to continue to use up to five substitutes next season. IFAB, the International Football Association Board had agreed to a temporary change to allow teams to use five substitutes, rather than the usual three in May to “protect player welfare” during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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FIFA proposes up to 5 substitutions per match
FIFA has proposed that teams should be allowed to make up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure to help cope with potential fixture congestion in the aftermath of the novel Coronavirus outbreak. Football has been at a standstill since mid-March but many leagues and federations are still…